The Sabah grizzled langur (''Presbytis sabana''), also known as the Saban grizzled langur, is a species of monkey in the family

Cercopithecidae Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...

. It was formerly considered a

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of Hose's langur, ''Presbytis hosei'' (as ''Presbytis hosei sabana''). The Sabah grizzled langur is native to the island of

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in the province of

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, with part of its range in

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. It is listed as

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by the

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due primarily to

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, fragmentation and hunting.

Description

The Sabah grizzled langur is mostly gray, with white underparts and black hands and feet. Sabah grizzled langurs range from to long excluding tail and have a tail length ranging from to . Males weigh from to while females weight between and .

Diet & behaviour

The Sabah grizzled langur is arboreal and diurnal. It lives in groups of about seven animals including a single adult male. Males who are not part of a group are solitary. It has a varied diet consisting of leaves, fruit, seeds, flowers, insects and bark, and it also consumes mineral-rich mud. It sometimes associates with the maroon langur.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q20721822, from2=Q104248504 Presbytis Mammals of Malaysia Mammals of Borneo Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Primates of Indonesia Mammals described in 1893 Endangered fauna of Asia Endemic fauna of Borneo